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Shades Of Desire by @ShadesBundle #RLFblog #romance
Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Shades Of Desire by
J.A. Coffey, Wendy Ely, Dorothy Callahan, Diane Escalera, Lena Hart, Chanta
Rand, Emma Leigh Reed, Cindy Stark, Valerie Twombly and Kristina Knight.About the Book
Title Shades of Desire: 10 Sweet & Spicy RomancesGenre Contemporary Paranormal RomanceAuthor J.A. Coffey, Wendy Ely, Dorothy Callahan, Diane
Escalera, Lena Hart, Chanta Rand, Emma Leigh Reed, Cindy Stark, Valerie Twombly
and Kristina Knight.Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RTen titillating tales from USA
Today, bestselling and award-winning authors. Step into the world of some of
the freshest voices in romance. From spicy secrets to sweet second chances.
Come find your perfect shade of desire.J.A. Coffey – LIAR, LIARWendy Ely – DANGEROUS FLAMESDorothy Callahan – A DECADE FOR
DARIUSDiane Escalera – STILL HOT FOR YOULena Hart – HIS BEDPOST QUEENChanta Rand – RESISTING DESTINYEmma Leigh Reed – TRUSTING LOVECindy Stark – WOUNDEDValerie Twombly – SPANISH NIGHTSKristina Knight – MR. RIGHT NOWBuy This Book
Publisher Amazon Digital Services,
Inc.Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00VQYVU1M
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Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/J_A_Coffey_Shades_Of_Desire?id=parkBwAAQBAJ&hl=en
About the Author
J.A. Coffey’s books are lush,
sensual and romantic. She writes both sizzling and heartwarming contemporary
romance and lush, gritty historical fiction with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page.Chanta Jefferson Rand is an Emma
Award winning Debut Author of the Year, a multi-published, best-selling author
of sizzling-hot romance, and the former host of The Chanta Rand Show.Dorothy Callahan has been writing
since she was a young girl. She is an animal lover, and animals (both real and
imaginary) always have some sort of role in her stories.Lena Hart is the author of sensual
romances with alpha heroes and smart, sexy heroines. She published her first
book in 2012 and have been publishing happily ever afters since. A
Florida-native, Lena currently lives in New York City with her spoiled calico
cat, Duchess. When Lena’s not writing, she’s reading, researching, or
conferring with her muse.Wendy Ely is a USA Today
bestselling author who writes some romantic suspense, really hot stories, and
the wonderful happily-ever-after. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her own
real-life hero, three teenagers, and two crazy cats. When she isn’t busy
writing new stories, she enjoys time outdoors by taking trips to the hot desert
or swimming at the lake.Cindy Stark lives with her family
and an adorable Border Collie in a small town shadowed by the Rocky Mountains.
She loves to pen emotional romantic suspense, sexy contemporary romance, and
sizzling paranormal stories.Once upon a time, Kristina Knight
spent her days running from car crash to fire to meetings with local
police–no, she wasn’t a troublemaker, she was a journalist. Her career took
her all over the United States, writing about everything from a serial killer’s
capture to the National Finals Rodeo. Kristina writes contemporary romance with
a smattering of sass, sex and (of course) drama.Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y.,
Diane Escalera makes her home in coastal North Carolina. The sultry
surroundings are a steady source of inspiration for her hot love stories. Diane
is married, has two children and a super cute dachshund she can’t get enough
of. She writes contemporary romance.Emma Leigh Reed has lived in New
Hampshire all her life. She has fond memories of the Maine coastline and
incorporates the ocean into all her books. She lives in a small town with her
three children, although now it is mostly her and her Springer Spaniel to keep
her company as empty-nesting has started. Her life has been touched and changed
by her son’s autism – she views life through a very different lens than before
he was born. Growing up as an avid reader, it was only natural for Emma Leigh
to turn to creating the stories for others to enjoy.Award winning and best selling
author Valerie Twombly grew up watching Dark Shadows over her mother’s
shoulder, and from there her love of the fanged creatures blossomed. Today,
Valerie has decided to take her darker, sensual side and put it to paper. When
she is not busy creating a world full of steamy, hot men and strong, seductive
women, she juggles her time between a full-time job, hubby and her two German
shepherd dogs, in Northern IL.Author Social Media
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The Hot Summer Reads #anthology @freya_lange #RLFblog #Erotic
This quick interview includes info about the author, and
introduces the story.About the Author
Freya Lange is a
writer in her early 30s who lives in the Midwest. She has been writing plays,
poems and short stories for years, but started writing romance and erotica in
early 2014. She’s very excited to be able to reach new readers through her
latest book, Hot Summer Reads, an anthology where she not only contributed her
own story, she served as managing editor.Interview with Freya Lange
Why did you write
this book?For me, spring is the time to say “yes” to new things; I couldn’t think
of anything I wanted to do more this spring than write with my friends. We
started with a basic theme of “summer” so we could all write to our own
strengths and interests while still putting out a fun anthology for new readers.
For many of the authors who contributed, they had no experience publishing a
story as an eBook. I saw it as a good way to for some of my friends, who are all
amazing storytellers, to not only reach a new audience for their writing but
also to dip their toes into publishing on Amazon.When I pitched the idea of this
anthology to the authors involved, I wasn’t prepared for the overwhelmingly
enthusiastic reaction. When I step back to see it in context, though, it make
perfect sense. Like kids writing home from summer camp, we’re straining at the
seams to contain all the things we want to tell you about what we’re learning
and getting to do, about all our wonderful new friends and their amazing
talents.What is your favorite
genre to read?I read a wide variety of books and short stories, but
historical fiction is probably my favorite.Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?In Hot Summer Reads, it is, without
a doubt, Jesse from “Keys To the Sun,” by Shea Mara. If you’re not in love with
Jesse halfway through that story, something is broken inside of you and
rattling around like a quarter in an empty washing machine.In other books, I never get tired
of reading about John Childermass from Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange &
Mr. Norrell. I love his combination of practical and mysterious.What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?Look for almost all of the authors
who contributed to Hot Summer Reads to have new stories up on Amazon in May and
June. If you really love a story and want more from the author, please, let
them know! We’re all very responsive to our fans.From me, personally, readers can
catch a new story from me every Monday. I call them Little Black Dresses
because they’re short, hot, and perfect for the right occasion. Every month I
pick a different theme to write about so I can keep my imagination fresh and respond
to what readers tell me they want to see. I’m also working on some longer books
for readers who like their paranormal heroines to be more in charge of their
own destinies – look for the first book of the Alphas’ Omega series later this
month.Please tell us about
your latest book.The Hot Summer Reads
Anthology is eleven stories by eleven different authors with something for
everyone, no matter what you like in erotic romance stories. You may even find
something new. These stories are:- 100%
original, never before published stories - all
eleven stories are 8k-10k words long - by
four female authors and seven male authors - by
authors who identify as straight and gay, bisexual, or queer - by
authors aged early-thirties to mid-sixties - mostly
romantic but also features historical, sci-fi, and erotic horror stories - inclusive
of straight, gay, and lesbian couple scenes and menage scenes - not a collection of first
chapters and cliffhangers
What’s the best thing about the Anthology? It’s free all
Memorial Day Weekend!About the Book
Title: Hot Summer ReadsGenre: Erotic Story AnthologyAuthor: J. Kendall Dane, Bucky Duckman, Freya Lange, Patient
Lee, Shea Mara, TT Tales, M.S. Tarot, D.E. Vice, Ella Wilding, J.C. Winchester,
Steve WilliamsBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RBuy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Summer-Reads-Anthology-Stories-ebook/dp/B00XDSA4NYAuthor Social Media
Website www.freyalange.com
; www.tttales.com; www.patientlee.com; ellielovesemails.wix.com/ellawilding http://jcwinchester.comTwitter http://twitter.com/freya_lange http://twitter.com/patient_lee
http://twitter.com/txtalltales http://twitter.com/jagfarlaneAmazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/J.-Kendall-Dane/e/B00XJ5IZVY/ - 100%
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Matt Brashiers Love Me Forever @arithatcher #RLFblog #contemporary
About the Book
Title Love Me Forever (Part of the Summer Lovin’ Anthology)Genre contemporary romanceAuthor Ari ThatcherBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RHe said he’d call, but that’s probably the standard line
after a vacation romance. Still, she’d thought they’d had something more. When
the call never came, she packed away the memories of that amazing summer, and
tried to forget about Matt Brashiers.Years later, rather than watch the ink dry on her divorce
papers, Jennifer Pearson escapes to that Maui resort where she’d met her first
love. When Matt walks out of the waves like a golden sun god she isn’t sure
whether she should approach him or flee.
Matt thinks of Jenn as the one who got away, and he’s not about to let it
happen again.The connection between them is still palpable, but is it
enough to rekindle what they had between them ten years ago? He’s got one week
to prove to her he’s the man she needs to spend her life with.The Bucket List of Matt Brashiers
Name: Matt BrashiersAge: 31Gender: MaleBirthplace: Oakland, CAProfession: resort owner/hotelierWelcome to Romance Lives Forever. Your author introduced
you. Now we’d like to get to know you better. Please tell us about yourself.I’m a former day trader who traded‑so
to speak‑that frantic lifestyle in to work in the hospitality services area.
Having spent a few summers in college working at a resort on Maui, I sold off
most of my stuff, left New York and moved to Maui. I love the ocean, any form
of water, really. Surfing, jet skis, swimming, love ‘em all!Never married, although I came
close once. I think I compared them all to Jen, who I met one summer in Maui. I
admit it, I worked too many hours trading stocks to be a good romantic partner,
so it’s not surprising none of those relationships worked.When someone dies, we say they “kicked the
bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish,
places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a
“Bucket List.” We’d like to know yours, please. If you haven’t made
one before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire
another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other
favorite things? Here are the questions.What are two places
you would like to visit before you die, and why?Karangmadjat Island, Indonesia is said to have some of the
best waves in the world. I hope to try one of the left-hander beaches one day.I also want to surf Bundoran Beach in Ireland. Yeah, it’s
cold, and it’s a matter of luck being there when the waves are better than
average, but man, it’s Ireland! I’d have to do an island-wide pub crawl while I
was there.Where is a place you
would never like to return, and why?Trona, California. I broke down outside town once on a
Sunday in July. It was 109F, hardly any traffic and the cars that passed me
didn’t stop. No cell reception. Just a place I’d rather forget.Who is someone you
would like to meet, and why?Bono. Just because. No, seriously. U2 started out at a time
when the thing to do as a rock band was party, take drugs and basically be
crazy. When other bands were on the road to a revolving door at rehab, they
were doing Live Aid and all this philanthropic stuff. My dad was their biggest
fan, so I guess growing up seeing all the good Bono did for the world was a big
influence on me.Who is someone you
would like to avoid, and why?Politicians as a breed. I’m always being schmoozed by
someone wanting my money to back something. Even if I believed in what the
politician claimed to be for, I know too much about what actually happens in
Congress to believe in the smooth promises they banter about.If you could time
travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?Early 1776. I’d love to be a fly on the wall of the talks
that led to the Declaration of Independence. What did they really hope for?
What did they expect to happen, really, when they broke away from England?I know everybody says they’d go back and change something,
but if that were possible, you’d have the ripple effect so the end result you
aimed for would be unlikely to happen. You’d end up with a paradox like you
never being born, so you never could have gone back to fix things, and all
that. Great for books and movies, but not practical in the play out.What is your birth
order?First and last! I think my parents were afraid to try again.Tell us about your
favorite toy as a child.My Gameboy! I used to wash the neighbors’ cars to buy more
games.Describe your
favorite food and how it’s prepared.Pahole salad, a Hawaiian dish. It’s basically cooked, cooled
pahole fern shoots diced and tossed with tomatoes, corm taro, and onion in a
soy/red pepper sauce.Tell us about your
best friend.Leo Keller and I met at UC Berkeley as business majors and
shared a place in NYC after graduation. He’s still there, a VP for a major
investment company. He’s like the stock whisperer, or something, always knowing
a trend before it happens. In karaoke he does a better Trace Adkins than Trace
Adkins. He knows where the bodies are buried, so to speak. I’m godfather to his
son. We can go months without talking or texting and pick up again like we left
off mid-sentence. Can’t ask for a better friend than Leo.Buy This Book
Publisher IndiewritesAmazon:
http://bit.ly/BBCSLKindle
iTunes: http://indi.uno/1DgZbre
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Google: http://indi.uno/1GlC7tGAuthor Bio
USA Today Bestselling author Ari Thatcher is the naughty
side of sweet romance author Aileen Fish. Ari has always loved sexy romance
where love takes the leading role. Reviews have called her work “captivating”
and “compelling”, and her characters “intelligent, intriguing and realistic.”Author Social Media
Website http://arithatcher.comTwitter https://twitter.com/AriThatcherPinterest https://www.pinterest.com/arithatcher/Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Ari-Thatcher/e/B003BKCI3I/ -
Texas Wishes by Kristina Knight @AuthorKristina #RLFblog #contemporary
Texas Wishes Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Texas Wishes by Kristina
Knight.About the Book
Title – Texas WishesGenre – ContemporaryAuthor – Kristina KnightBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13Knight turns up the heat under the
Texas sun with three cowboys ready to rope your heart and the feisty ladies who
wrangle them. Enjoy a boot-stomping good time with these captivating couples:What a Texas Girl Wants: The last
thing Jackson Taylor wants in his life is a down-to-earth girl like Kathleen
Witte, so why did he just wake up next to her on a Mexican beach with a ring on
his finger? Once they’re back in Texas though, this all-business marriage might
just turn into an all-consuming love.What a Texas Girl Needs: Matias
Barnes knows all about society women like Vanessa Witte. It’s part of the
reason he left his wealthy family behind and took a job on a ranch. But while
Mat knows she’s so not right for him, can he resist her charms long enough to
really let her go?What a Texas Girl Dreams: They are
opposites in so many ways, but the more veterinarian Trickett Samuels gets to
know footloose and fancy free Monica Witte, the more he wonders if he can
convince this Texas girl that having roots will only help her soar higher.Buy This Book
Publisher – Crimson RomanceBarnes and Noble – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/texas-wishes-kristina-knight/1121217983?ean=9781440590009ARe – https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-texaswishesthecompleteseries-1748103-149.htmlKobo – https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/texas-wishesAbout the Author
Once upon a time, Kristina
Knight spent her days running from car crash to fire to meetings with local
police–no, she wasn’t a troublemaker, she was a journalist. Her career took
her all over the United States, writing about everything from a serial killer’s
capture to the National Finals Rodeo. Along the way she found her very own Knight
in Shining Cowboy Boots and an abiding love for romance novels. And just like
the characters from her favorite books, she’s living her own happily ever
after.Kristina writes sassy
contemporary romance novels; her books have appeared on Kindle Best Seller
Lists.Author Social Media
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Tame the Wind by @RegansReview #RLFBlog #Historical
To Tame the Wind Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media
contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is To Tame the Wind by Regan Walker.About the Book
Title: To Tame the WindGenre: Historical RomanceAuthor: Regan WalkerBook heat level: PG13Paris 1782…An Innocent Is TakenAll Claire Donet knew was the world inside the convent walls
in Saint-Denis. She had no idea her beloved papa was a pirate. But when he seized
Simon Powell’s schooner, the English privateer decided to take the one thing his
enemy held most dear… her.A Battle Is JoinedThe waters between France and England roil with the clashes of
Claire’s father and her captor as the last year of the American Revolution rages
on the sea, spies lurk in Paris and Claire’s passion for the English captain rises.Buy This Book
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Tame-Wind-Agents-Crown-Book-ebook/dp/B00VO4DZYEAbout the Author
Bestselling author Regan Walker loved to write stories as a child,
particularly those about adventure-loving girls, but by the time she got to college
more serious pursuits were encouraged. One of her professors suggested a career
in law, and she took that path. Years of serving clients in private practice and
several stints in high levels of government gave her a love of international travel
and a feel for the demands of the “Crown.” Hence her romance novels often
involve a demanding sovereign who taps his subjects for “special assignments.”
Each of her novels features real history and real historic figures. And, of course,
adventure and love.Regan lives in San Diego with her golden retriever, Link, who
she says inspires her every day to relax and smell the roses.Author Social Media
Website: http://www.reganwalkerauthor.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RegansReviewFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/regan.walker.104Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/reganwalker123/Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Regan-Walker/e/B008OUWC5Y -
Kory from Crossed Hearts by @kimbervale #RLFblog #MMRomance
K. Vale shares details about the creation of Kory Vansant in
the book Crossed Hearts.About the Book
Title Crossed HeartsGenre Contemporary MM RomanceAuthor K. ValeBook heat level (based on movie ratings): ROne heart’s been broken. The other is secondhand.Kory Vansant doesn’t deserve to be alive.As time sucks him dry of energy,
sapping the final ounces of strength from his congenitally enlarged heart, he’s
forced to end his career as Kory Kent, porn star. Staring down death, he
questions his life choices and prays for a miracle. For another chance at life,
he vows to change who he is at his core.His prayers are answered. A perfect
heart now beats in his chest, but it comes at a heavy price. The donor is an
innocent young man cut down far too prematurely.Kory’s blemished history and his
donor’s spotless past are far from ideal matches.As his debts skyrocket, Kory can’t
help but think his resolve to walk the high road is being tested. After he
meets the adorable Will Squire at the gravesite they both visit, he’s doubly
damned because there’s no way he can keep up his end of the bargain. What
happens when a man breaks a deal with a higher power?Will often prefers the company of
the dead to that of the living. Following a bad breakup, he pours himself into
his two jobs—funeral director at his uncle’s mortuary and part-time paramedic.
He’s drawn ever closer to Kory, as if fate sticks her fickle hand in and pushes
them together like two unlikely puzzle pieces. But sometimes history can’t be
buried, and maybe divine intervention isn’t always right. Will discovers
everyone is imperfect, no matter how pretty the outer package, and opening
one’s heart is never easy, but can be oh, so worth the pain.Introducing Kory Vansant
Name: Kory VansantAge: 30Gender: MaleBirthplace: Samara, Russia. Raised in Seattle, WA after
adoption.Profession: Retired porn star, artist, and art instructor at
Livingston Community CollegeEthnicity: CaucasianDescribe his body build, skin tone, height and weight.
Include any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars: 6’2”, 200
pounds, extremely muscular before his heart condition took its toll, now less toned,
but still big, fair skinned with brown hair, including ample facial hair, and
brown eyes. He has a large scar down the center of his chest from his heart
transplant surgery.Who is the
significant other in your character’s life?Will SquireTell us about him,
please.Will is a part-time paramedic and full-time funeral director
for Rolling Hills Funeral Home. He was hesitant to fall for Kory following a
bad breakup, but after getting to know him, he couldn’t help himself.How does your hero
dress?Kory dresses Salvation-Army-chic. His ripped-up jeans are
frequently paint-spattered from his art.How educated is this
character?He has a Masters in Art HistoryDoes he scrape by,
live comfortably, live extravagantly?Kory definitely scrapes by. He’s in a tremendous amount of
debt related to his heart transplant and medications.Does your character
care about what others assume about him?Kory doesn’t want his past as a porn star to dog him now
that he’s resolved to start over after the transplant. He’s upset when a fan
assumes he’s for hire because of his past sex work. Of course, he still relies
on some of the money that trickles in from his old career, and has a hard time
completely letting his porn persona go when he’s desperate for funds. It’s a
tough situation for him.If someone from your
character’s past showed up, who would he most want it to be, and why?He’d definitely want it to be his buddy, Mando. Mando and
his boyfriend, Jake, were Kory’s best friends from his years doing porn. When
Kory was in financial straits and awaiting a donor heart, Mando and Jake took
him in. Luckily, Kory will probably see his friends again in a subsequent book
in my Hearts and Scars series.What is your
character’s biggest need at the beginning of the story?The first time we see Kory in Crossed Hearts, he’s
post-surgical and just waking up after his heart transplant. Until that point,
he’d been in limbo, not knowing if he was going to live or die. He’d made deals
in his head about changing his life as a porn star and walking the straight and
narrow path if he was saved. His greatest need at the beginning of Crossed
Hearts, then, is to figure out where his new heart, and new life, leaves him.
It’s almost a question of who he is now, which is an interesting place to
start, I think.About Your Writer
Why do you think your
writer chose to write about you?I think she loved the idea of a bunch of lives intersecting
because of one incident. Brandon’s death was tragic, but it was my salvation in
a number of ways. It gave me my life, and it gave me Will, so I can’t help but
see it as a miracle. I also got the gift of meeting the Diazes, who have become
like a second family to me, so despite how sad it is that Brandon isn’t here,
it’s also a tremendous blessing.What do you wish your
writer had not told others about you?Nothing. I had been trying to put my past behind me, but I
realized that it’s impossible. Her telling my story—from start to finish—was
pretty cathartic for me, in a way. I was able to eventually own it all, the
good, the bad, and the ugly, and that’s really the only way to start over and
be true to yourself and the people you love.What other character
from your book do you think your writer should write a book about, and why?Definitely Matt. My donor heart came from Matt’s boyfriend,
Brandon, and Matt was pretty much wrecked after Brandon died. I ache for him. I
really do. Matt and I have become friends, I think, and I really want him to
get to a happy place because right now, he’s still very lost and badly scarred.Why do you think your
writer loves to write?I think she’s a romantic and a dreamer, and when the two get
together, sometimes they birth stories that have to be told.Is there anything
you’d like to say to your writer?Thanks for dreaming me up and helping me find my perfect
partner!Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Crossed-Hearts-Scars-Novel-ebook/dp/B00W0IJW1I/ref=la_B006HMAY06_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431392053&sr=1-12
ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-crossedhearts-1795672-149.htmlSmashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/538603Author Bio
K. Vale writes erotic romance of all stripes, from hot
hetero to mouthwatering manlove. Find her MF work published under Kimber Vale.
Come for the sex. Stay for the story. Stalk Kimber on Facebook and Twitter
@KimberVale, and check her site for updates, new releases, and freebies at
http://www.authorkimbervale.com.Author Social Media
Website http://authorkimbervale.comBlog http://kimbervale.meTwitter https://twitter.com/KimberValeFacebook https://www.facebook.com/kimber.valePinterest https://www.pinterest.com/kimbervale/Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Kimber-Vale/e/B006HMAY06/
